Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-02

washington notes.
WASHINGTON, April 1st.-Henry B. Bill
ings, of Idaho, has been appointed Register
of the Land Office at HALEY, instead of Re
ceiver at that place, as originally stated.
| The Pension Office yesterday issued
| /, coo pension certificates. This is estimated
to be the largest number ever issued in one
| day by the bureau.
| The Interstate Commerce Commission
| having made a request for a temporary
clerical assistant, the Secretary of the In
| terror to-day detailed Major S. A. Jonas, oil
this city, for that duty.
! The President to-day appointed Martin
| v Montgomery, of Michigan, to be Asso-
ciate Justice of the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia, to succeed Justice
Macarthur, retired.
The Old Ship Hartford.
WASHINGTON, April 1st. Especial. J.
Naval circles are agitated over the possible
condemnation of tbs old ship Hartford,
now lying at Mare Island. The vessel was
refftted at the Boston Navy Yard less than
five years ago, and was sent around TO the
Pacific as the flagship of the squadron in
those waters. She was surveyed by the
Board when she returned to San Francisco,
and it was found that the repairs necessary
to be made would cost $160000. This sum
approaches the 20 per cent. limit allowed
by law TO be expended in repairs on wooden
vessels, and Secretary Whitney is doubtful
about the adyisability of trying to make
her serviceable.
Important Labor Convention.
PITTsBURG, April 1st.-The Lodges of the
Amalgamated Association of Iron and
Steelworkers throughout the country will
elect delegates during the coming month
to the annual Convention which meets in
this city on June 7th. There is a great
amount of business already on hand, and
it is expected that the Convention will be
in session at least two weeks. The most
important matters to be considered will be
the recent trouble with the Knights of
Labor, the scale of wages for the ensuing
year, and the advisability of further
strengthening the organization by taking
in men under the new classifications also,
that all skilled labor will have a repre-
sentation.
Indicted BoodIers.
CHICAGO, April Following is a full
list of those against whom the Grand Jury
has found indictments; George c. Klehm,
Michael Wasserman, Michael Leyden, j. j.
Mccarthy, William J. McGarigle r. s. Nc
Claughey, Henry Varnell, Dan Wren,
Adam Ochs, R. NJ. Oliver, Christian Cells,
Christian Casselman, Ed. Phillips, j. t.
Hannigan, J. F. Van Peit, ]. +. Carpenter,
Michael Costello, H. L. Holland, August
| Busse, Napoleon Barsaloux, Philip Velly,
Patrick Mahoney, Loren p. Crane and
Joseph Buckley.
Suffering in Texas.
SAN ANTONIO, April 1st.-In many por-
! tons of the territory tributary to this city
the suffering from drought is severe. In
Atasca county people have been robbed OF
the bare necessities. All crops are a fail
ure. Milk and butter are scarce Lean
kline are as common as fat ones once We're.
and, unless it rains soon, people will be
| brought to starvation. North and west, III
Medina county, cattle are dying 50 fast
their owners cannot skin them. Though
in sections further west the mortality is
not SO great, it is still very large.
A Novel Wager.
New YORK, April 1st.-Oliver Iselin,
| the banker, quietly started to build a sloop
TO meet the Scotch yacht Thistle before he
knew the Thistle's dimensions. He found
out too late that his yacht would be too
small, but he has christened her the I'll
tania, and made a match with the cutter
Bedouin for the novel stake of a silver
pint pot filed with gold dollars. Neither
Mr.. Iselin nor Archibald Rogers, owner of
| the Bedouin, know how many gold dollars
it will take to fill pint pot, and neither is
to know until the pot is won.
Eastern Weather.
New YORK, April 1st.-The cold weather
| is a serious hindrance to trade. Nobody
| is sorry that March has left US. The re-
cords of the Signal Service show that the
month has been cooler on an average than
any of its predecessors for a period of
| fifteen years. The people are still wearing
winter garments, to the Encouragement of
numerous ready-made clothing establish
ments.
Railway Accident.
| GALVESTON, April 1st.-A special from
San Antonio to the Nelcs says that last
night, while Assistant General Manager
| Kruttschmitt and party were travelling over
| the railway on a tour of inspection, the
special train which carried them was
ditched east of this city. The accident
was caused by broken wheel. The car
occupied by the men was turned upside
down. Mr.. Kruttschmitt and Superin-
tendent Adams received severe cuts about
the head and brakeman was seriously, il
not fatally hurt.
Now, Who's Mistress of the Ocean?
New YORK, April 1st-Semetime ago
| the Zawanhaka Yacht Club, of New York,
made request to the Navy Department
| that naval officer be detailed to visit New
York for the purpose of giving the club
practical instructions in the management
| of its vessels, with view to increasing its
proficiency to such point that the fleet
could be relied upon as a naval reserve
In compliance with this request, Com
mander McCallahan has been detailed tc
this duty.
The " Beery" Anarchist.
New YORK, April 1st-Herr Most, the
Anarchist was released from the peniten-
tiary on Blackwell's Island, early this
morning. On his landing at the foot oi
East Fifty-second street he was greeted by
a young woman and a number of his SYM
pathizers. A big crowd was on the river
bank and followed Most and his friends
to Second avenue, where they ensconced
themselves in beer saloon.
He Made Comfortable Haul.
DETROIT, April 1st-A. NJ. Stanton,
Manager of George K. Sistar & Sons bank
| in this city, has absconded with between
S2S, 900 and $29, 900. Part of this sum was
taken from the Detroit branch bank, and
the balance was secured by means of fic-
titious orders sent to a firm in New York.
Disgusting Affectation.
New YORK, April 1st.-Colonel Robert
G. Ingersoll was admitted to practice at the
bar in this State to-day before the Supreme
Court When he was asked to be sworn
he refused, and affirmed instead.
An Engineer scalded.
CoTToNwooD, April 1st-Engineer Ringle